FIC: Is This Really Happening?

Sorry I didn't send the last part to you, but I had to send it 'cause I didn't have time to re-write it. How are you??

[ ] thinking, "" speaking

Buffy Summers woke up as the first beams of sunlight came through the window. "Christmas!" Buffy tried to jump up, but her progress was hampered by Willow's arm. [ Wake her up!] "Willow! Get up it's Christmas!" The redhead murmured, but snuggled in closer to the blonde. [Hmmm. maybe I should just stay in bed?] The door slammed open.

"Buffy! Willow! Come on time to open presents!" Willow looked up long enough to give the boy a look. "Okay. Just come down whenever you want." By the time Buffy had gotten Willow down the stairs, she had heard many comments about irritating blondes and their annoying sleeping habits. [So never going to surprise her with breakfast in bed, I might end up with it over my head!] Willow watched all the bright and cheery people, and cursed silently at who ever thought up Christmas. [Why do they always wake me up during the good dreams??] Xander bounced around the room silently wondering how many of the presents under the tree were for him. Giles smiled at Buffy as she lead Willow over to the couch.

"Come on G-man!" Xander grabbed a present and started to open it. That is until he heard a cough, and turned around to find Anya staring at him. He quickly put down the present and picked up another. "Here you go honey!" Anya took in the drab wrapping paper, apraising it with disdain. "Well, open it!"

"Oh Xander! Thank you!" Willow's eyes widened as she saw the spell book in the ex-demons hands, now fully awake.

"Buffy!" Willow whispered. The blonde took Willow's hand.

"I know." The redhead shuffled closer to the slayer, trying to stay out Anya's view.

"Here you go G-man."

"Yes, quite an interesting choice in wrapping paper."

"I picked it out!"

"Thank you. It's...interesting Anya." The watcher opened his present, shocked by what was inside. [ Dear lord he got me a gun!] Giles started to close the box, but was interrupted by Xander grabbing the gift out of it.

"I figured you could use it to distract vampires."

"He'd be more likely to shoot himself." Xander gave Anya A look.

"No. Just press thr trigger and-"

"No!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Everyone stopped screaming as the gun produced a small flame.

"Xander do you have anymore, outrageous presents?"

"Naw. You were the lucky one." Willow started to wonder if her friend had gone insane. [ Don't let my present be deadly!] Giles grabbed four presents while mumbling his thanks to Xander.

"Oh Giles, thank you!" Willow reached up and hugged the ex-watcher.

"Well, I thought that you would enjoy it since you were looking at it in the store, and it's quite helpful. It's also fun, I have a copy of it myself." Buffy looked between the two. [Only Giles would think a book is fun.] She opened her gift, a crystal.

"Thanks."

"You can use it to help you focus, the whole slayer thing now." Buffy smiled at her watcher's attempt to cover up his embrassment.

"Yo G-man! Thanks!"

"You're welcome." Anya looked at her gift.

"What is it? Why couldn't I have cheese doodles like Xander?"

" I thought you could use it to help you practice your social skills."
"Xander he got me a book."

"It's a really nice book honey." He saw the look on her face, and quickly offered her some of his cheese doodles. Anya smiled, and happily ate the offfered snacks.

"Buffster, Wills, your presents?" Both girls went and got Xander and Anya's gifts out fdrom under the tree. Xander, ofcourse, tore into his present. "Thanks."

"It's a lunch box with Scooby and the Scooby gang on it." Willow hispered to Giles who couldn't see the present cause it was wrapped up in Xander's arms.

"I assure you its very very appreciated." Willow smiled. Xander held up Buffy's gift, a walkie talkie.

"For patrol." Xander grinned.

"So. What is your codename be?" Buffy blushed at the inside joke, and Anya not to be left out quicly asked what.

"Nothing, just something from a movie we saw."

"That's right Ashley." Willow looked up, now paying attention.

"Ashley who?"

"Nothing. Just something Xander made up." Buffy glared at Xander.

"Okay enough, pay attention to me now. Xander here's your gift."

"A dumbell?"

"I thought you could use it to work out so you could have more muscles."

"Thanks An." Willow and Buffy giggled, then suddenly got frightened as they saw Anya handing them their presents.

Giles was given a demon summoning book. [At least Anya doesn't have it now.] [Please don't let it be a note saying she just cursed me.] Willow looked down at the her present half relieved and scared at the pair of handcuffs.

"Why?"

"They're for when Buffy gets to slayerish." Willow's whole face went red.

"It's alright. It's not like-" She opened her box and turned redder than Willow.

"What is it Buffy?"

"It's nothing Giles." She quickly shut the lid on the box. Anya looked at Buffy confused.

"I thought you would want it."

"I do, really. I just don't want Xander and Giles to know about it."

"Why they know about sex?" Willow's eyes bugged out.

"What did you give her?!"

"Just some langerie" Everyone, except Buffy who was looking at the ground, stared at Anya. "What?"

"Nothing honey, just... never mind. Here you go Will, Buffster." The girtls opened the presents to find a picture of him with each one, and another picture of all three of them together.

"Thank you Xand."

"Yeah, thanks." Willow blinked back the tears that were fighting their way to the surface. "Love ya.'

"Yes we all love each other. Now how about the food and cleaning up?"

"Wait a minute Giles, you still have 2 gifts." Buffy handed the promised presents over.

Giles looked at the picture of Buffy and himself, then read the note on the back, and his throat closing up.[ 'For a fatherly kind of guy, Love Buffy.']

"I...there are no words for what this means to me." Buffy hugged him and whipered, "I know."

Xander's stoamch growled, ruining the moment.

"Sounds like my stomach's hungry."

Willow watched as Buffy set the table, her thoughts filled of her blonde girlfriend. [ She's so beautiful. I hope she likes my present. I- I know this is right.] Buffy looked up to find Willow staring at her.

"So are you going to stay over there for the rest of the night, or am I going to have to come over there?" Willow walked over to Buffy her hands clamly , heartr racing, all because of the wiman in front of her.

"I'm over here. What did you want?" Buffy pulled Willow into her arms.

"Just needed to hold my witchy girl."

"Buffy." The redhead kissed Buffy softly. "So are you ready for your present now?"

"There's a present in there for me! And here I thought they were all for mom." Willow just kissed her again softly. [She better watch out or Giles, Anya, and Xander are going to get a show!] "How about I get yours while you get mine?" The present were switched , but niether girl made a move to open the other's present. Finally Willow motioned for Buffy to open hers."Ricky Martin?" Willow's laugh, which to Buffy sounded like an angel's, warmed th eblonde.

"No silly. There's a song on there I want you to hear. #5 Nobody Wants To Be Lonely."

"That's so sweet."

"There's more." Buffy looked further into the bag and found a poem.

I think of thee throughout the night,

I think of thee the duration of the day,

I think of thee in the moonlight,

I think of thee when thou art away.

I wish for thee on the night's first star,

I wish for thee on a clover,

I wish for thee even on a quasar,

I wish for thee all over.

Thy breath turns my head,

Thy breath warms my face,

Thy breath awakens my soul,

Thy breath takes me to another place.

Thou's voice fills my head,

Thou's voice warms my heart,

Thou's voice haunts me when I'm in bed,

Thou's voice your the heart of my soul.

You are me,

Willow

Willow watched as her girlfriend cried.

"I know it's bad I just wanted to say something, and that seemed like a good idea. But now your crying and that's bad-"

"Willow I loved it. This means so much to me. I love you too. Open mine." the redhead did, and gasped when she saw it.

"Buffy! It's beautiful!"

"I just wanted you to have something to remind you of how I feel." The blonde took the ring and slipped it onto Willow's hand. Willow stared at the ruby red heart, that was surrounded with a diamond trim.

"Buffy it's...god I love you!" Willow pulled the blonde into a fierce kiss.

"Willow! What are you doing with Muffy!" The couple broke away from one another. "How could you betray your boyfrined?"

"I-I" Willow loked to Buffy for help.

"She isn't. They're not going out anymore." Willow's father stepped forward.

"That still doesn't explain what you were doing to her!" Buffy bit back her sarcastic comment and Willow took the oppertunity to speak.

"She's my girlfriend dad."

"Your what?!?!"

"My girlfriend." Willow took Buffy's hand, and held onto it for dear life. "I love her." Mrs. Rosenberg grew pale, if Spike had been arond they could of had a contest to see who was whiter.

"Willow, you don't know anything about love, and you certainly can't find it with Muffy!"

"Your wrong mother, I do know about love. And we love each other!"

"I cannot except this young lady-"

"Stop it! Right now!" Everyone turned to see Joyce Summers standing in the doorway. "What's so wrong abou it?" Mr. Rosenberg looked at Joyce, incredulously.

"They were kissing!"

"So."

"I mean not as friends, but in the way they should be kissing boys! Did you know that!"

"Yes." Ira threw his hands up in the air.

"How can you be so calm?! Our daughters are throwing their lives away for some experimantation! Are you going to just sit there and not do anything?!"

I already reacted badly when I first found out, and yes I understand how you feel. But our children have found each other, someone they can always trust in, are you going to try and deny them that?" Buffy felt Willow shaking and pulled her into a hug.

"It's alright. Shhh. It'll be okay. Mr. and Mrs.Rosenberg I think you guys need to leave before we all say things we can't take back. We can talk later when you cool down some." Ira just glared at Buffy, his eyes blazing with a fire Buffy had rarely seen. "Please. If not for everyone's sake, fro Willow's." Ira glanced at his daughter, then sighed.

"Let's go Shelia." The Rosenberg's left leaving the two blondes and Willow alone.

"Thank you mom. You-"

"Hey it was easy, Besides how could I let it mess up dinner?"

tbc